Is Israel becoming US strategic liability? War drains Asia pivot, alienates allies, strains global strategy.
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Three Libya lessons for Iran: define end state, align coalition, control escalation. Military ≠ political success.
US risks much, gains little in Iran war—abandoned gradualist strategy for Israel’s maximalism.
Two weeks in, US objectives nebulous. Iran retaliates, Hormuz paralyzed. No coherent exit.
Four Iran scenarios: regime change, modification, ceasefire, collapse. Prescription: seize Kharg, destroy nukes.
China, Russia stay out of Iran war, prioritizing Gulf ties, fearing Iranian collapse. Isolation deepens.
Iran war uncertain: key intelligence questions on sustainability, cohesion, escalation, spillover. Analysis essential.
Defang Iran, don’t destroy. Regime change risks chaos, not democracy. Aim for Islamic Republic 2.0.
Iran frames existential war: Hormuz closed, oil surges, new leader signals independence amid Western fractures.
War rationale shifted: from nuclear to missiles, committing US to endless conflict serving Israeli interests.